Then - Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples :
- “ The scribes and - Pharisees sit in Moses’ - seat.
So practice and observe everything ... ... they tell you. But {do} not do what they - do , for vvv they do not practice what they preach.
- They tie up heavy , - burdensome loads and lay (them) on - men’s - shoulders , but they themselves vvv are not willing vvv vvv to lift a finger to move them.
- All their - deeds are done for - men - to see. - They broaden their - phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
- They love the places of honor at - banquets , - the chief seats in the synagogues ,
- the greetings in the Mark -etplaces , and the title of ‘Rabbi ’ by - (which they are addressed).
But you vvv are not to be called ‘ Rabbi , ’ for you (have) one - Teacher , and you are all brothers.
And do not call anyone ... on - earth your father , for you (have) one - Father , who (is) in heaven.
Nor are you to be called instructors , for you (have) one Instructor , the Christ.
- The greatest among you shall be your servant.
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled , and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , you hypocrites ! - You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces ... .... - You yourselves vvv do not enter , nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , you hypocrites ! - You traverse - - (land) and sea to win a single convert , and when he becomes (one) , you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
Woe to you , blind guides ! (You) say , ‘ If anyone ... swears by the temple , it means nothing ; but if anyone ... swears by the gold of the temple , he is bound by his oath. ’
(You) blind - fools ! - Which is greater : the gold , or the temple - that makes it sacred ... ... ?
And (you say) , ‘ If anyone ... swears by the altar , it means nothing ; but if anyone ... swears by the gift - on it , he is bound by his oath. ’
You blind men ! - Which (is) greater : the gift , or the altar - that makes it sacred ... ... ?
So then , he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything - on it.
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the (One) who dwells in it.
And he who swears by - heaven swears by - God’s - throne and by the (One) who sits on it.
Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , you hypocrites ! - You pay tithes of - mint , - - dill , and - cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier (matters) of the law : - justice , - - mercy , and - faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter , without ... neglecting the former.
You blind guides ! - You strain out - a gnat but swallow - a camel.
Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , you hypocrites ! - You clean the outside of the cup and - dish , but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Blind Pharisee ! First clean the inside of the cup and - dish , so that - the outside may become clean as well.
Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , you hypocrites ! - You are like whitewashed tombs , which - look beautiful on the outside , but on the inside are full of dead (men’s) bones and every kind of impurity.
In the same way ... ... , on the outside you appear to be ... ... righteous , but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , you hypocrites ! - You build - tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
And you say , ‘ If we had lived in the days of our - fathers , vvv vvv we would not have been partners with them in (shedding) the blood of the prophets. ’
So you testify against yourselves that you are (the) sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Fill up - , then , the measure (of the sin) of your fathers.
You snakes ! You brood of vipers ! How will you escape ... the sentence - of hell ?
Because of this - , I am sending - you prophets and wise (men) and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify , and - (others) you will flog in your - synagogues and persecute in town after town.
And so upon you will come all (the) righteous blood shed on - earth , from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah - son of Berechiah , whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Truly I tell you , all these things will come upon this - generation.
O Jerusalem , Jerusalem , who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her , how often I have longed to gather your - children {together} , as ... a hen gathers her - chicks under (her) wings , but vvv you were unwilling !
Look , your - house is left to you desolate.
For I tell you (that) vvv vvv you will not see Me again ... until ... you say , ‘ Blessed (is) He who comes in (the) name of (the) Lord.’ ”